Miscellaneous Symbols


Miscellaneous Symbols is a Unicode block containing glyphs representing concepts from a variety of categories: astrological, astronomical, chess, dice, musical notation, political symbols, recycling, religious symbols, trigrams, warning signs, and weather, among others.

Tables

Definitions

Official NameGlyphUnicode #HTMLCommon meaning
Black sun with raysU+2600☀Clear weather
CloudU+2601☁Cloud, cloudy weather
UmbrellaU+2602☂Umbrella, rainy weather
SnowmanU+2603☃Snowman, snowy weather
CometU+2604☄
Black starU+2605★
White starU+2606☆
LightningU+2607☇Lightning
ThunderstormU+2608☈Thunderstorm
SunU+2609☉Sun, gold
Ascending nodeU+260A☊
Descending nodeU+260B☋
ConjunctionU+260C☌Open circuit
OppositionU+260D☍Closed circuit
Black telephoneU+260E☎
White telephoneU+260F☏
Ballot boxU+2610☐Check box, optional information
Ballot box with checkU+2611☑
Ballot box with XU+2612☒
SaltireU+2613☓
Umbrella with raindropsU+2614☔Showery weather
Hot beverageU+2615☕Tea, coffee, hot chocolate
White shogi pieceU+2616☖
Black shogi pieceU+2617☗
ShamrockU+2618☘Good luck
Reversed rotated floral heart bulletU+2619☙Binding signature mark
Black left pointing indexU+261A☚
Black right pointing indexU+261B☛
White left pointing indexU+261C☜
White up pointing indexU+261D☝
White right pointing indexU+261E☞
White down pointing indexU+261F☟
Skull and crossbonesU+2620☠Poison, death
Caution signU+2621☡
Radioactive signU+2622☢Toxic hazard, nuclear fallout
Biohazard signU+2623☣Disease, epidemic, pandemic
CaduceusU+2624☤Trade
AnkhU+2625☥Religious symbol
Orthodox crossU+2626☦Patriarchal cross
Chi RhoU+2627☧Labarum
Cross of LorraineU+2628☨Patriarchal cross
Cross of JerusalemU+2629☩Cross potent
Star and crescentU+262A☪Emblem of Turkey; Islam
Farsi symbolU+262B☫Coat of arms of Iran
Adi shaktiU+262C☬Khanda
Hammer and sickleU+262D☭Communism
Peace symbolU+262E☮Peace
Yin yangU+262F☯Taoism, balance
Trigram for HeavenU+2630☰
Trigram for LakeU+2631☱
Trigram for FireU+2632☲
Trigram for ThunderU+2633☳
Trigram for WindU+2634☴
Trigram for WaterU+2635☵
Trigram for MountainU+2636☶
Trigram for EarthU+2637☷
Wheel of DharmaU+2638☸
White frowning faceU+2639☹
White smiling faceU+263A☺
Black smiling faceU+263B☻
White sun with raysU+263C☼Compass
First quarter moonU+263D☽Silver
Last quarter moonU+263E☾
MercuryU+263F☿Mercury, mercury, Hermaphrodite
VenusU+2640♀Venus, copper, femininity, Woman
EarthU+2641♁Antimony
MarsU+2642♂Mars, iron, masculinity, Man
JupiterU+2643♃Jupiter, tin
SaturnU+2644♄Saturn, lead
UranusU+2645♅For the astronomical symbol see U+26E2
NeptuneU+2646♆Neptune
PlutoU+2647♇Pluto
AriesU+2648♈Aries
TaurusU+2649♉Taurus
GeminiU+264A♊Gemini
CancerU+264B♋Cancer
LeoU+264C♌Leo
VirgoU+264D♍Virgo
LibraU+264E♎Libra
ScorpiusU+264F♏Scorpius, minim
SagittariusU+2650♐Sagittarius
CapricornU+2651♑Capricornus
AquariusU+2652♒Aquarius
PiscesU+2653♓Pisces
White chess kingU+2654♔
White chess queenU+2655♕
White chess rookU+2656♖
White chess bishopU+2657♗
White chess knightU+2658♘
White chess pawnU+2659♙
Black chess kingU+265A♚
Black chess queenU+265B♛
Black chess rookU+265C♜
Black chess bishopU+265D♝
Black chess knightU+265E♞
Black chess pawnU+265F♟
Black spade suitU+2660♠
White heart suitU+2661♡
White diamond suitU+2662♢
Black club suitU+2663♣
White spade suitU+2664♤
Black heart suitU+2665♥
Black diamond suitU+2666♦
White club suitU+2667♧
Hot springsU+2668♨Onsen
Quarter noteU+2669♩Crotchet
Eighth noteU+266A♪Quaver
Beamed eighth notesU+266B♫Linked quavers
Beamed sixteenth notesU+266C♬Linked semi-quavers
Music flat signU+266D♭
Music natural signU+266E♮
Music sharp signU+266F♯
West Syriac crossU+2670♰
East Syriac crossU+2671♱
Universal recycling symbolU+2672♲
Recycling symbol for type-1 plasticsU+2673♳
Recycling symbol for type-2 plasticsU+2674♴
Recycling symbol for type-3 plasticsU+2675♵
Recycling symbol for type-4 plasticsU+2676♶
Recycling symbol for type-5 plasticsU+2677♷
Recycling symbol for type-6 plasticsU+2678♸
Recycling symbol for type-7 plasticsU+2679♹
Recycling symbol for generic materialsU+267A♺
Black universal recycling symbolU+267B♻
Recycled paper symbolU+267C♼
Partially-recycled paper symbolU+267D♽
Permanent paper signU+267E♾
Wheelchair symbolU+267F♿
Die face-1U+2680⚀
Die face-2U+2681⚁
Die face-3U+2682⚂
Die face-4U+2683⚃
Die face-5U+2684⚄
Die face-6U+2685⚅
White circle with dot rightU+2686⚆
White circle with two dotsU+2687⚇
Black circle with white dot rightU+2688⚈
Black circle with two white dotsU+2689⚉
Monogram for yangU+268A⚊
Monogram for yinU+268B⚋
Digram for greater yangU+268C⚌
Digram for lesser yinU+268D⚍
Digram for lesser yangU+268E⚎
Digram for greater yinU+268F⚏
White flagU+2690⚐
Black flagU+2691⚑
Hammer and pickU+2692⚒Mining, working day
AnchorU+2693⚓Nautical term, harbor
Crossed swordsU+2694⚔Military term, battleground, killed in action
Rod of AsclepiusU+2695⚕Medical term
ScalesU+2696⚖Legal term, jurisprudence
AlembicU+2697⚗Chemical term, chemistry
FlowerU+2698⚘Botanical term
GearU+2699⚙Technology, tools
Staff of HermesU+269A⚚Caduceus, commercial term, commerce
Atom symbolU+269B⚛Nuclear installation
Fleur-de-lisU+269C⚜France, Quebec, Trinity, Scouting
Outlined white starU+269D⚝Coat of arms of Morocco
Three lines converging rightU+269E⚞Someone speaking closed captioning symbol
Three lines converging leftU+269F⚟Background speaking closed captioning symbol
Warning signU+26A0⚠
High voltage signU+26A1⚡
Doubled female signU+26A2⚢Female homosexuality
Doubled male signU+26A3⚣Male homosexuality
Interlocked female and male signU+26A4⚤Male or Female bisexuality
Male and female signU+26A5⚥Male or Female heterosexuality, Hermaphrodite
Male with stroke signU+26A6⚦Transgender
Male with stroke and male and female signU+26A7⚧Transgender
Vertical male with stroke signU+26A8⚨Iron sulfate
Horizontal male with stroke signU+26A9⚩Magnesium
Medium white circleU+26AA⚪Asexuality, sexless, genderless, engaged, betrothed
Medium black circleU+26AB⚫Symbol for record function
Medium small white circleU+26AC⚬Engaged, betrothed
Marriage symbolU+26AD⚭
Divorce symbolU+26AE⚮
Unmarried partnership symbolU+26AF⚯
CoffinU+26B0⚰Buried
Funeral urnU+26B1⚱Cremated
NeuterU+26B2⚲
CeresU+26B3⚳1 Ceres
PallasU+26B4⚴2 Pallas
JunoU+26B5⚵3 Juno
VestaU+26B6⚶4 Vesta
ChironU+26B7⚷2060 Chiron
Black moon LilithU+26B8⚸
SextileU+26B9⚹Sal ammoniac
SemisextileU+26BA⚺
QuincunxU+26BB⚻
SesquiquadrateU+26BC⚼
FootballU+26BD⚽
BaseballU+26BE⚾
Squared keyU+26BF⚿Parental lock
White draughts manU+26C0⛀
White draughts kingU+26C1⛁
Black draughts manU+26C2⛂
Black draughts kingU+26C3⛃
Snowman without snowU+26C4⛄Light snow
Sun behind cloudU+26C5⛅Partly cloudy
RainU+26C6⛆Rainy weather
Black snowmanU+26C7⛇Heavy snow
Thunder cloud and rainU+26C8⛈Thunderstorm
Turned white shogi pieceU+26C9⛉From ARIB STD B24
Turned black shogi pieceU+26CA⛊From ARIB STD B24
White diamond in squareU+26CB⛋From ARIB STD B24
Crossing lanesU+26CC⛌Accident
Disabled carU+26CD⛍From ARIB STD B24
OphiuchusU+26CE⛎Ophiuchus, new in Unicode 6.
PickU+26CF⛏Under construction
Car slidingU+26D0⛐Icy road
Helmet with white crossU+26D1⛑Maintenance
Circled crossing lanesU+26D2⛒Road closed
ChainsU+26D3⛓Tyre chains required
No entryU+26D4⛔From ARIB STD B24
Alternate one-way left way trafficU+26D5⛕From ARIB STD B24
Black two-way left way trafficU+26D6⛖From ARIB STD B24
White two-way left way trafficU+26D7⛗From ARIB STD B24
Black left lane mergeU+26D8⛘From ARIB STD B24
White left lane mergeU+26D9⛙From ARIB STD B24
Drive slow signU+26DA⛚From ARIB STD B24
Heavy white down-pointing triangleU+26DB⛛Drive slow
Left closed entryU+26DC⛜From ARIB STD B24
Squared saltireU+26DD⛝Closed entry
Falling diagonal in white circle in black squareU+26DE⛞Closed to large vehicles
Black truckU+26DF⛟Closed to large vehicles, alternate
Restricted left entry-1U+26E0⛠From ARIB STD B24
Restricted left entry-2U+26E1⛡From ARIB STD B24
Astronomical symbol for UranusU+26E2⛢New in Unicode 6.
Heavy circle with stroke and two dots aboveU+26E3⛣Public office
PentagramU+26E4⛤New in Unicode 6
Right-handed interlaced pentagramU+26E5⛥New in Unicode 6
Left-handed interlaced pentagramU+26E6⛦New in Unicode 6
Inverted pentagramU+26E7⛧New in Unicode 6
Black cross on shieldU+26E8⛨Hospital
Shinto shrineU+26E9⛩Torii
ChurchU+26EA⛪From ARIB STD B24
CastleU+26EB⛫From ARIB STD B24
Historic siteU+26EC⛬From ARIB STD B24
Gear without hubU+26ED⛭Factory
Gear with handlesU+26EE⛮Power plant, power substation
Map symbol for lighthouseU+26EF⛯From ARIB STD B24
MountainU+26F0⛰From ARIB STD B24
Umbrella on groundU+26F1⛱Bathing beach
FountainU+26F2⛲Park
Flag in holeU+26F3⛳Golf course
FerryU+26F4⛴Ferry boat terminal
SailboatU+26F5⛵Marina or yacht harbour
Square four cornersU+26F6⛶Intersection
SkierU+26F7⛷Ski resort
Ice skateU+26F8⛸Ice skating rink
Person with ballU+26F9⛹Track and field, gymnasium
TentU+26FA⛺Camping site
Japanese bank symbolU+26FB⛻From ARIB STD B24
Headstone graveyard symbolU+26FC⛼Graveyard, memorial park, cemetery
Fuel pumpU+26FD⛽Petrol station, gas station
Cup on black squareU+26FE⛾Drive-in restaurant
White flag with horizontal middle black stripeU+26FF⛿Japanese self-defense force site

Compact table

Emoji

The Miscellaneous Symbols block contains 83 emoji:
U+2600–U+2604, U+260E, U+2611, U+2614–U+2615, U+2618, U+261D, U+2620, U+2622–U+2623, U+2626, U+262A, U+262E–U+262F, U+2638–U+263A, U+2640, U+2642, U+2648–U+2653, U+265F–U+2660, U+2663, U+2665–U+2666, U+2668, U+267B, U+267E–U+267F, U+2692–U+2697, U+2699, U+269B–U+269C, U+26A0–U+26A1, U+26A7, U+26AA–U+26AB, U+26B0–U+26B1, U+26BD–U+26BE, U+26C4–U+26C5, U+26C8, U+26CE–U+26CF, U+26D1, U+26D3–U+26D4, U+26E9–U+26EA, U+26F0–U+26F5, U+26F7–U+26FA and U+26FD.
The block has 164 standardized variants defined to specify emoji-style or text presentation for the
following 82 base characters: U+2600–U+2604, U+260E, U+2611, U+2614–U+2615, U+2618, U+261D, U+2620, U+2622–U+2623, U+2626, U+262A, U+262E–U+262F, U+2638–U+263A, U+2640, U+2642, U+2648–U+2653, U+265F–U+2660, U+2663, U+2665–U+2666, U+2668, U+267B, U+267E–U+267F, U+2692–U+2697, U+2699, U+269B–U+269C, U+26A0–U+26A1, U+26A7, U+26AA–U+26AB, U+26B0–U+26B1, U+26BD–U+26BE, U+26C4–U+26C5, U+26C8, U+26CF, U+26D1, U+26D3–U+26D4, U+26E9–U+26EA, U+26F0–U+26F5, U+26F7–U+26FA and U+26FD.

Emoji modifiers

The Miscellaneous Symbols block has two emoji that represent people or body parts.
They can be modified using U+1F3FB–U+1F3FF to provide for a range of human skin color using the Fitzpatrick scale:
U+261D26F9
emoji☝️
FITZ-1-2☝️?⛹?
FITZ-3☝️?⛹?
FITZ-4☝️?⛹?
FITZ-5☝️?⛹?
FITZ-6☝️?⛹?

Additional human emoji can be found in other Unicode blocks: Dingbats, Emoticons, Miscellaneous Symbols and Pictographs, Supplemental Symbols and Pictographs and Transport and Map Symbols.

History

The following Unicode-related documents record the purpose and process of defining specific characters in the Miscellaneous Symbols block: